Questions tagged [comment-flags]

Generally speaking, we flag comments like "this worked!" or "thanks!" as "no longer needed". My reasoning for this is usually that "thanks" is redundant with an ...

Since the comments overhaul, submitting a second comment flag within 5 seconds of a previous comment flag (haven't tested on post flags) now shows a generic, unhelpful error message: Before the ...

I flagged this comment as being not needed. Later I saw another answer that was focused on the probable cause of the commented issue. I tried to retract the flag, but the software currently seems to ...

I flagged a comment here as No longer needed. The flag was marked Declined, but the comment still got deleted. Stack Exchange Inc hates its users and wants them all to leave. I think it falls under ...

That is literally a comment I stumbled upon (not on my contribs :), nevertheless I've seen many similar comments throughout the years, especially to new users. While I generally agree with the some of ...

In this question the asker presents their C++ code which uses a custom linked list data structure (as provided by LeetCode), aiming to sort it. One commenter writes (I highlight in bold): Don't just ...

Comments to this answer are confusing because the answerer actually already addressed the issues with edits. They are, thus, no longer needed and should be removed. I flagged accordingly but it was ...

Numerous times I've run across an off-topic question that someone has posted comments on that attempt to answer the question. I understand the desire to help people but such comments should not be ...

Two days ago I reported this comment as unfriendly/unkind: Whoever downvoted my question, you really are a weird person. Downvoting with a comment as WHY downvoted makes sense so that I can at least ...

I recently had a problem with a user commenting excessively on a post of mine. At first it seemed like they were trying to help, but many of their statements were verifiably false and the longer we ...

When I click the flag icon to flag a comment, a dialog box opens with four options. The first two contain links to the Code of Conduct: It contains harassment, bigotry, or abuse. This comment attacks ...

For flags on post comments, there's a div.answer-summary > div.answer-link > a. For flags on collection comments, there's no such anchor. There's no indicator of what was flagged or what the ...

More and more I'm seeing vague "something is broken but I don't know what please help" questions that should be closed, but instead other users post in the comments "upload your code to ...

I just flagged the following two comments from the question Is it worth bothering to align AVX-256 memory stores?; Good question! I don't know the answer off the top of my head and don't have the ...

For the backstory, see this post about prematurely deleted, user-targeted "please see my update" comments. Motivation: Prevent comment proliferation by making a dedicated flag available to ...